ADULT
ALTERNATIVE REVIEW
by John Rose
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS

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"Shangri-la Dee Da"
(Atlantic)
RATINGS
are 1 (Weakest) to 5 (Strongest) (+ Push, - Pull)
1)
"DUMB LOVE" (2+) Right out of the "Purple"
gendre. Vocals
marked by thrashing guitars.
2)
"DAYS OF THE WEEK" (4-) Made for the airwaves. More
pop-ish.
Less of the heavy rock. (Possible Top 40 Breaker).
3)
" COMA" (2) Back to the rock. Psychedelic bridge.
4)
"HOLLYWOOD BITCH" (3) Reminds me of Elastica. Good songwriting
w/ nice change ups.
5)
"WONDERFUL" (4+) My favorite. Has a Beatles bent. A
catchy tune
(I like STP w/ this softer side).
6)
"BLACK AGAIN" (3) Jungle beat percussion to start. Robbie
Williams
interlude.
7)
"HELLO IT'S LATE" (4-) Reminds me of Lenny Kravitz.
(Again the
softer side has a nice touch.) Possible Triple A hit.
8)
"TOO COOL QUEENIE" (2) "Smithereen" vocals.
(A different sound
For Scott Weiland).
9)
"REGENERATION" (3+) Attention grabbing opening guitar
riff. This
one kept my attention.
10)
"BI-POLAR BEAR" (3) Potent psychodrama lyrics. Helter
skelter
refrain. (matches the lyrics.)
11)
"TRANSMISSIONS FROM A LONELY ROOM" (2-) Generic STP
(like
Purple).
12)
"A SONG FOR SLEEPING" (4) Again "softer" works.
Scott's vocals
are amazing. Flowing acoustical hook.
13)
"LONG WAY HOME" (2) A typical sounding final song.
OVERALL
COMMENTS: I really like the direction towards a softer sound.
Kudos to popular producer Brendan O'Brien. Scott's vocals are
the
Best ever.
OVERALL
RATING: 3+